♪ [eerie music] ♪ There are countless abandoned buildings and relics scattered across South Carolina.

Some however, offer more than just a glimpse into the past.

Accounts of strange phenomena have forever been associated with certain places across the state.

Now, these mysterious ruins will be investigated... From the Sky!

♪ [soaring music] ♪ ♪ [eerie music] ♪ The ruins of Sheldon Church in Beaufort County have long been the subject of curiosity and misfortune.

Built in mid-18th century, these hallowed grounds were originally the site of a church called Prince Williams Parish.

It was funded by William Bull who is buried here along with some of his relatives.

Though Bull was considered a loyalist to the crown, that didn't stop the British from burning down the church in 1779 during the Revolutionary War.

Even more ironic is that after the church was rebuilt in 1826, it was burned down again, this time by the Union Army during the Civil War.

Though there are conflicting reports about the second burning, all that remains today are the church's beautiful Gregorian pillars and strong outer walls.

These burnings may have something to do with the series of strange phenomena that have been witnessed here.

There are tales of a woman dressed in a dark-colored bonnet, who watches over the tomb of her child.

It's said that if you pass by the gravestone, you can feel the mother's sorrow.

♪ [eerie music] ♪ Further inland near the town of Eutawville, there's a ghost town like no other.

Once a prosperous lumber-mill settlement, the town of Ferguson has been literally washed away over time.

It started out as a company town owned by two northern lumbermen who founded the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company in 1881.

Nearly 350 people called this area home and worked at the lumber mill day in and day out being wholly dependent on the mill's success.

Unfortunately, operations at the mill were shut down in 1915, the workers were laid off, and Ferguson became a ghost town.

In 1939 construction of the Santee Dam commenced.

Now, the town is almost completely submerged by Lake Marion.

Remnants and artifacts can still be found on a tiny island where part of the town remains.

Locals tell stories of a greedy and blind mill manager that exploited his workers, paying them in nontransferable "company" coins.

It's said these coins can still be found at the bottom of the lake.

The islands around the underwater ghost town are said to be haunted.

Could it be by the townsfolk who were taken advantage of?

At the state capital in Columbia there's a building that's always been both iconic and mysterious.

Founded in 1821, the State Hospital on Bull Street housed and treated thousands of patients with all types of mental illnesses.

♪ [mysterious music] ♪ The first section of the hospital was built by George E. Walker.

He designed the building in a way that maximized light exposure and ensured it received ample fresh air.

It was a common theory that this would help heal the mentally ill.

Being one of the first public hospitals established in the United States, the building has had plenty of spine-tingling stories to come out of it.

There are areas of the hospital that have been said to have unexplained "cold spots" that will chill you to the bone.

Others say disembodied voices echo through the hallways, letting visitors know to beware.

Ongoing issues with staffing, funding, and overcrowding led to the hospital closing in the 1990's.

The site was purchased by a private developer years later and was starting renovations when a mysterious fire broke out on September 12, 2020... possibly a warning sign from those who still can't move on.

Whether it's the spirits in a historical church, tales from an underwater ghost town, or hauntings of an asylum, South Carolina has its fair share of spooky ruins and are not for the faint of heart.

Some scary places are better of being seen... From the Sky!

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